Egba Ake
Egba Alake | |
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  Egba Ake Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°9′39″N 3°20′54″E / 7.16083°N 3.34833°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Ogun State |
Egba Ake, otherwise known as Egba Alake, is one of the four sections of Egbaland, the others being Oke-Ona, Gbagura, and the Owu (Ibara is often mentioned as another section; this is part of Yewa historically, not Egba, though it is also located in the present-day Abeokuta geographically).[1]
It is a traditional state which joins with its bordering sections to form something of a high kingship. The Alake of Abeokuta, or Alake of Egbaland, is the traditional ruler of the Egba clan of Yoruba in the city of Abeokuta in southwestern Nigeria.[2]
The Egba Ake section is seen by traditionalists as Abeokuta's aristocracy because its principal noblemen, the Omo-Iya-Marun, serve as the kingmakers of the Alake, who must himself also come from this section.[3]
- ^ Blair, J.H. (1937), Intelligence Report on Abeokuta.
- ^ Niyi Odebode (5 November 2007). "Alake, others fault Owu's claim on Abeokuta". The Punch. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Blair, J.H. (1937), Intelligence Report on Abeokuta.